Bob Haro

Bob Haro (born June 29, 1958, in Pasadena, California) is a former freestyle BMX rider turned artist and business executive. He is the founder of Haro Bikes and was one of the most important early innovators of BMX freestyle.

He began biking in his high school sophomore year when he ran out of money riding dirt bikes. His father bought him a Honda 100 and he stripped the bike down to compete in motorcycle races. He won over 50 motocross trophies by 1975.

Around 1976, he got into BMX biking by racing his brother's bike out behind a bike shop in San Diego. After moving to Stockton, California as a result of his parents' divorce, Bob really got started racing and riding for a sponsor for Molina's Bike Shop. He was one of a small group of BMX'ers in that town to perform many of the common tricks.

In 1978, Haro teamed up with R. L. Osborn to form the very first freestyle BMX team, which made its debut at ABA's Winternationals in Chandler, AZ.

In 1981 Bob Haro and Bob Morales traveled on tour together performing shows all over the Midwest, Eastern United States, and parts of Canada to enthusiastic crowds. Also, in 1981, Haro was involved in the Steven Spielberg production of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial as a stunt rider.

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The Glaswegian BMX rider whose redemptive story has hit Hollywood

The Guardian 30 Jan 2018

John Buultjens fell in love with cycling when he saw ET as a kid ... He earned a reputation as a knowledgeable and passionate designer and was eventually offered the job of as global brand manager for Haro Bikes in San Diego. “I never knew this until this job, but Bob Haro was the main stunt rider for ET ... Living near the city of stars, Buultjens met Hollywood producer Ali Afshar, who wanted a rare Haro bike to add to his collection....

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BMX star's rough ride from abused child to Hollywood

BBC News 16 Dec 2017

It was just before Christmas 1979 that his life changed forever. Seven-year-old John tried to stop his father beating up his mum ... "I could have killed my father," John says ... I was angry little kid ... He says ... I was trained to be like that ... He continued his interested in BMX and a s well as riding he began collecting and re-creating classic bikes, of which Haro was seen as the pinnacle ... "The number one stunt man in the film ET was Bob Haro ... ....

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For love of cycle, Akhilesh goes between covers

The Times of India 16 May 2016

Lucknow. It was his pan-UP cycle yatra that had catapulted Akhilesh Yadav to power in 2012 ... Newton, who has worked with cycling greats such as Chris Boardman , Bob Haro, Graeme Obree and Team Sky , met Akhilesh recently during the latter's visit to the UK ... The chief minister owns best of imported bicycles and is said to go cycling for physical fitness almost every morning ... Pedals were introduced in 1863 in the velocipede ... RELATED....

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How Washington is creating affordable housing – with recycled Canadian homes

The Guardian 04 Apr 2016

‘It’s said that people who live here either have three houses or three jobs’. @ashifa_k. On a sunny day in August, three small homes floated across the waters of the Haro strait, their gray rooftops bobbing as the barge they sat on slowly made its way across the channel of water in the Pacific north-west, crossing the Canadian border into the US ... Similar power dynamics are at play across the Haro strait, but with a notable difference ... ....

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